Ethan Iverson (photo by Cristina Guadalupe) Beginning in 1993, I studied consistently with Fred Hersch for several years. I still occasionally consult with him about piano problems. Logically he should have been one of the first DTM interviews; I'm surprised it's taken this long to sit down together. Before turning on the tape, I said to Fred, …
“Hersch brings verve to Whitman’s verse with LEAVES OF GRASS ” The Boston Globe
"Fred Hersch first read the earthy transcendentalist verse of Walt Whitman as an undergraduate at New England Conservatory in the mid-1970s, an encounter that made an indelible impression on the rapidly blossoming jazz pianist..." Read more in the Boston Globe
“I hear a kind of classical post-War Americana in Hersch’s piece, maybe as much Copland and Bernstein as Ellington.”
Fred is performing Leaves of Grass in Boston Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston April 26 | 8 pm | Free | 6176.585.1260 Check the review in The Boston Phoenix "For myself, I hear a kind of classical post-War Americana in Hersch’s piece,    maybe as much Copland and Bernstein as Ellington. But what …
Fred Hersch at the Village Vanguard
Fantastic New York Times review of the Fred Hersch Trio at the Village Vanguard.
“A work of dream art as elegant as Stravinsky’s ‘Petit Concert’ and as memorable as ‘Yesterday.'”
Beautiful review from David Hadju in The New Republic with some video excerpts from the premiere.
The show, as they say, has a lot of heart
Check out the review of MY COMA DREAMS in Culturebot "a beautiful piece, seamlessly combining music, theater and video into one coherent, dream-like narrative."
The Ballad of Fred Hersch 